Benefits of Membership

Membership with OSHEAN provides access to commodity internet and Internet2 as well as a varied assortment of member services. The value of OSHEAN membership comes not only from our ability to provide these services, but also our ability to provide opportunities for our members to collaborate with each other in many ways. Some of these benefits are highlighted below.

The OSHEAN Shore Patrol
The OSHEAN Shore Patrol is a member working group focused on sharing knowledge related to information security. This group meets on a regular basis to present new ideas, solutions to problems, and discuss member security needs. The Shore Patrol maintains a mailing list where announcements for new security services, training opportunities, and direct knowledge sharing take place.

Additionally, this group collaborates on the use of the Nautilus Security Service.
Master Service Agreements with vendors
The ability to purchase under our Master Service Agreements with vendors allows members the benefit of reduced prices for items and services for which we have negotiated lower prices.
Collaboration with other members
OSHEAN membership gives you the opportunity to collaborate with other members on projects, knowledge sharing and troubleshooting.
Digital Forensics Center
We offer a variety of data recovery, forensic services and training seminars through the Digital Forensics Center at URI. These services are available to OSHEAN members on a 24/7 basis from zero-hour to court date. The forensics training includes First Responder and Incident Handling training, as well as best practices for securing confidential data, identity theft, computer crimes and other topics. Training is provided by Matt DeMatteo, Director of the forensics lab.
Working Groups
In addition to the OSHEAN Shore Patrol, OSHEAN members participate in many other working groups. Working groups are developed any time there is a topic pertinent to some or all of our membership where collaboration of thoughts, ideas and best practices can be valuable.

Please contact us if you would like more information on becoming an OSHEAN member.

Benefits of Memberships		Benefits of Membership Membership with OSHEAN provides access to commodity internet and Internet2 as well as a varied assortment of member services. The value of OSHEAN membership comes not only from our ability to provide these services, but also our ability to provide opportunities for our members to collaborate with each other in many ways. Some of these benefits are highlighted below. The OSHEAN Shore Patrol The OSHEAN Shore Patrol is a member working group focused on sharing knowledge related to information security. This group meets on a regular basis to present new ideas, solutions to problems, and discuss member security needs. The Shore Patrol maintains a mailing list where announcements for new security services, training opportunities, and direct knowledge sharing take place. Additionally, this group collaborates on the use of the Nautilus Security Service. Master Service Agreements with vendors The ability to purchase under our Master Service Agreements with vendors allows members the benefit of reduced prices for items and services for which we have negotiated lower prices. Collaboration with other members OSHEAN membership gives you the opportunity to collaborate with other members on projects, knowledge sharing and troubleshooting. Digital Forensics Center We offer a variety of data recovery, forensic services and training seminars through the Digital Forensics Center at URI. These services are available to OSHEAN members on a 24/7 basis from zero-hour to court date. The forensics training includes First Responder and Incident Handling training, as well as best practices for securing confidential data, identity theft, computer crimes and other topics. Training is provided by Matt DeMatteo, Director of the forensics lab. Working Groups In addition to the OSHEAN Shore Patrol, OSHEAN members participate in many other working groups. Working groups are developed any time there is a topic pertinent to some or all of our membership where collaboration of thoughts, ideas and best practices can be valuable. Please contact us if you would like more information on becoming an OSHEAN member.